Sprint's Bold Move Transforms the U.S. Telecom MarketThe North American telecom market has finally cracked, asYankee Group predicted it would. Sprint's U.S.$5 billion deal tohand off routine network functions to Ericsson is a game changerthat challenges ingrained perceptions of what is core and non-coreto telecom operators' business activity.Until now, North American telecom operators have been unwillingto externalize network functions on such a large scale. That said,North American operators are well acquainted with outsourcing:Between 2002 and 2008, operators had already extensivelycontracted out functions involving business administration, ITand customer service. But externalizing the operation of physicalnetwork plants has largely been excluded until now.

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